List of Newfoundland hurricanes

Satellite image of Hurricane Igor on September 21, 2010, as it made landfall on Newfoundland

There have been 25 recorded Newfoundland hurricanes, or Atlantic Ocean hurricanes that have made a direct landfall as a tropical or subtropical cyclone on the island of Newfoundland since official records began in 1851. Significant hurricanes such as the 1775 Newfoundland hurricane are also included on this list, even though they occurred prior to the start of official record-keeping.

Note: Hurricanes that made landfall in Newfoundland as a post-tropical cyclone (such as Hurricane Michael in 2000) are excluded from this list.

Storm	Classification at time of Newfoundland landfall	Date of Newfoundland landfall	Approximate landfall location	Region(s) affected	Impact on Newfoundland	Other areas affected	Track
1775 Newfoundland hurricane	Unknown	September 9, 1775 (1775-09-09)	Unknown	Eastern coast	4,000-4,163+ fatalities at sea, making this the eighth-deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record.[1]	North Carolina, Virginia	Unavailable
Unnamed	Tropical storm	August 27, 1851 (1851-08-27)	St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove	Southern Coast	Unknown	The Caribbean, Southeastern United States
Unnamed	Category 1 hurricane	September 23, 1866 (1866-09-23)	Cape La Hune	Southern Coast	Some damage to telegraphs reported.	None
1873 Nova Scotia Hurricane	Category 1 hurricane	August 26, 1873 (1873-08-26)	Point Lance	Avalon Peninsula	Severe damage, estimated at $3.5 million (1873 USD). 100 deaths in Newfoundland, many of which were due to shipwrecks, and 900 homes were destroyed.[2]	Nova Scotia[nb 1]
Unnamed	Tropical storm	August 7, 1874 (1874-08-07)	Hermitage-Sandyville	Southern Coast	Unknown	None
Unnamed	Tropical storm	August 20, 1879 (1879-08-20)	Channel-Port aux Basques	Southern Coast	Unknown	The Bahamas, East Coast of the United States[nb 2]
Unnamed	Tropical storm	September 10, 1880 (1880-09-10)	St. Lawrence	Southern Coast	Unknown	None
Unnamed	Tropical storm	September 2, 1884 (1884-09-02)	Merasheen Island	Avalon Peninsula	Unknown	None
Unnamed	Category 1 hurricane	August 24, 1886 (1886-08-24)	Point May[3]	Burin, Avalon Peninsula	Unknown	Nova Scotia
Unnamed	Category 1 hurricane	September 8, 1891 (1891-09-08)	Channel–Port aux Basques	Western Coast	A number of small vessels were destroyed.[4]	Nova Scotia, especially Cape Breton
Unnamed	Tropical storm	October 20, 1891 (1891-10-20)	Coppett	Southern Coast	Unknown	Saint Croix, Virgin Islands
Unnamed	Category 1 hurricane	August 18, 1893 (1893-08-18)	Southern Harbour	Burin, Avalon Peninsula	Made landfall with maximum sustained winds of 145 km/h (90 mph).	None
Unnamed	Tropical storm	October 7, 1893 (1893-10-07)	Fortune, Newfoundland and Labrador	Southern Coast	Unknown	Yucatán Peninsula, Florida, The Bahamas[nb 3]
1898 Georgia hurricane	Tropical depression	October 6, 1898 (1898-10-06)	Connaigre Peninsula	Burin, Avalon Peninsula	Unknown	Southeastern United States[nb 4]
Unnamed	Category 1 hurricane	September 15, 1899 (1899-09-15)	Cape Race	Avalon Peninsula, entire island	Severe damage at fishing premises,[5] sustained winds of 140 km/h (85 mph) at landfall. The schooners Angler, Daisy, and Lily May either capsized or were driven ashore, resulting in 16 deaths.[6]	Lesser Antilles, Bermuda
Unnamed	Tropical storm	September 18, 1908 (1908-09-18)	South East Bight	Burin, Avalon Peninsula	Unknown	The Bahamas
Unnamed	Tropical storm	September 9, 1943 (1943-09-09)	McCallum	Southern Coast	Unknown	None
Hurricane Alice	Tropical storm	July 6, 1973 (1973-07-06)	Channel-Port aux Basques	Western Coast	Unknown	Bermuda
Hurricane Evelyn	Category 1 hurricane	October 15, 1977 (1977-10-15)	Channel-Port aux Basques	Western Coast	Light rain and tropical storm-force winds in areas.	Bermuda, Sable Island, Nova Scotia
Subtropical Storm One	Subtropical storm	October 25, 1979 (1979-10-25)	Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou	Western Coast	Unknown	None
Hurricane Dean	Tropical storm	August 8, 1989 (1989-08-08)	Point May	Burin Peninsula, entire island	Winds of 80 km/h (50 mph), and moderate rainfall peaking at 2.7 in (68.58 mm).	Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Bermuda
Hurricane Gustav	Category 1 hurricane	September 12, 2002 (2002-09-12)	Burnt Islands	Southern Coast	Strong winds, gusts over 100 km/h (62 mph) were recorded.	North Carolina, Nova Scotia (especially Cape Breton Island)
Hurricane Bill	Tropical storm	August 24, 2009 (2009-08-24)	Point Enragée	Avalon Peninsula, entire island	A wind gust of 130 km/h (81 mph) was recorded in Cape Race. In St. John's, trees were blown down by the strong winds. Rainfall peaked at 2.75 in (70 mm) in Gander.[7]	Bermuda, Nova Scotia[nb 5]
Hurricane Igor	Category 1 hurricane	September 21, 2010 (2010-09-21)	Cape Race	Avalon Peninsula, entire island	Extreme damage, the most destructive hurricane ever to strike Newfoundland, as well as the worst storm of tropical origin to hit Newfoundland since 1935.[9] Third wettest hurricane on record, and maximum sustained winds at landfall of approximately 140 km/h (87 mph). Also caused $200 million in damage, and 1 fatality.[10]	Cape Verde; Bermuda (minimal)
Hurricane Maria	Tropical storm	September 16, 2011 (2011-09-16)	Cape St. Mary's	Avalon Peninsula	Minor wind damage, wind gusts up to 102 km/h (63 mph).	Lesser Antilles
Hurricane Larry	Category 1 hurricane	September 11, 2021 (2021-09-11)	South East Bight	Avalon Peninsula	Maximum sustained winds at landfall of approximately 150 km/h (92 mph).	Bermuda (minimal)

See also

• List of Canada hurricanes
• List of Atlantic hurricanes

Notes

1. This hurricane caused an additional 500 deaths off the coast of Nova Scotia due to shipwrecks.
2. This hurricane caused major damage and 46 deaths in the United States.
3. This storm was responsible for an estimated 56 deaths.
4. This hurricane was responsible for $1.5 million (1898 USD) in damage, and 179 deaths.
5. This hurricane caused an estimated $10 million (2009 USD) in damage throughout Atlantic Canada.[8]

References

1. "Seven Seas". Storms: The Great Newfoundland Hurricane of 1 775. The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
2. Martins, Daniel. "Eight devastating Canadian Hurricanes". The Weather Network. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
3. "Unisys Weather". 1886 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Atlantic. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
4. Fernández-Partagás, José; Diaz, Henry F. (1997). A Reconstruction of Historical Tropical Cyclone Frequency in the Atlantic from Documentary and other Historical Sources Part IV: 1891-1890. Boulder, Colorado: Climate Diagnostics Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
5. Jose F. Partagas (1996). Year 1899 (PDF). Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (Report). Miami, Florida: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. pp. 71–83. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
6. "Newfoundland Hurricane" (PDF). The New York Times. St. John's, Newfoundland. September 19, 1899. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
7. "Tropical storm Bill soaks Newfoundland". CBC News. August 25, 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
8. Glenn McGillivary (January 2010). "Annus Horriblis, The Sequel" (PDF). Institute for Catastrophe Loss Reduction. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
9. Government of Canada. "Notable Canadian Tropical Cyclones". Environment and Climate Change Canada. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
10. "Hurricane Igor attacks Newfoundland". CBC. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2011.